'Valve is on track to begin shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year': AMD's CEO says gaming PC remains on course — and I'm hopeful it could arrive in March

Fingers crossed on the price too

04 Feb 2026, 15:19 · TechRadar

News By Darren Allan published 4 February 2026

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AMD's CEO mentioned the Steam Machine in an earnings call
Lisa Su said: "Valve is on track to begin shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year."
This underlines what Valve has promised in the past in terms of an early-2026 arrival, and the device should hopefully debut in Q1

AMD's chief executive, Lisa Su, has told us that Valve is on course to release its Steam Machine early in 2026.

As Notebookcheck.net noticed, over on X Wario64 flagged up what the CEO had said during AMD's earnings call (following its Q4 fiscal report), as reported by Gamesbeat.

Su observed that: "From a product standpoint, Valve is on track to begin shipping its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year."

She also mentioned that the next-gen Xbox is on target for a 2027 release, too, featuring an AMD chip as the engine inside.

If you recall, Valve promised that its compact living-room gaming PC would debut early in 2026, so Su is underlining that this is still the case for the Steam Machine.

Analysis: March it is, then?

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So, apparently Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine early this year, which could mean it arrives later this month, possibly, or in March. For me, the use of the word 'early' indicates Q1 of 2026, because once we move into Q2, that's technically not the beginning of the year anymore, although I guess you could argue that April is relatively early in the year at a pinch.

What makes me a bit hesitant about embracing the idea of an imminent arrival of the Steam Machine is the fact that we've heard little about it since the new year rolled in – rumors have gone pretty quiet. Still, there's not much more to know about the device, in fairness, except for that all-important price tag.

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